Arco Bass

Francois Rabbath is one of the most influential teachers of the double bass in the history of the instrument. This DVD is an award-winning serious endeavor, a 3.5 hour double sided disc with interviews, live performance footage, biomechanics animations, multiple camera angles that people can switch between as the DVD plays. It gives you a far more in-depth picture of a great artist performing than anything else ever produced.

It has been given rave reviews in all the bass mags and string mags (Bass Player, Double Bassist, Bass World, American String Teacheretc.) as well as USA Today and the Christian Science Monitor and called things like ' a must have' and 'tour de force' and 'raises the level of pedagogy for all string instruments.'

Festival Performance Solos features a collection of 24 classical solo performances arranged for Bass. Excellent resource for contest/festival or recital performance. Each arrangement is progressively graded to challenge the students as they improve. Written in standard notation (no TAB). 38 pages.

For the first time, all 30 of Franz Simandl's famous etudes are available with full piano accompaniment for your learning and practice pleasure. These are some of the most important pieces any double bassist will use. Covers all aspects of performance technique, including: attack, bowing, mordents and trills, intonation, dexterity, legato/marcato, leaps, syncopation, cantilena playing, and much, much more!

Includes a newly engraved solo part printed on acid-free ivory paper; as well as four compact discs featuring Mr. Kohn performing each piece; then the accompaniment alone, for your performance. Written in standard notation only (no TAB). 38 pages. Includes 4 audio CDs.

My First Simandl preserves the original intent and musical/educational objectives that Franz Simandl set forth in his etude books New Method for the Double Bass, Vol. 1 and Thirty Etudes for the String Bass. Many of the exercises are exactly as they are in the original books. However, there are areas where the studies started at a level of difficulty, which made it unrealistic for use by young players. Consequently, some of the etudes in My First Simandl have been shortened in length or have had note values doubled. The studies have been arranged in progressive order, taking into account tonality, grade of difficulty and style. Rosen and Eckfeld have chosen studies that are considered to be the most important for student at the earlier stages of technical development. Included are duet exercises for the student and teacher � a proven approach to better learning!

More than a player's manual, this book portrays jazz bass as a vital element of 20th century American music. Citing examples from key recordings in the jazz canon, the book defines the essence of the musical contributions made by more than 70 important jazz bassists, including Ray Brown, Eddie Gomez, Charles Mingus, Milt Hinton and many others. Bassists get expert guidance on mastering proper technique, practice methods and improvisation, plus new insight into the theoretical and conceptual aspects of jazz. The companion CD featuring bass plus rhythm section allows readers to hear technical examples from the book, presented in slow and fast versions. It also offers play-along tracks of typical chord progressions and song forms. Written in standard notation only (no TAB). Includes audio CD. 228 pages.